Disclosure: I worked for the Lamont campaign doing web design and production and some writing for the official blog (from 9/5/06 to 11/07/06).
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Sunday News Round-Up
- Colin McEnroe blogs about the Times article and Joe's "Connecticut Problem":
I live in Connecticut. I report here and talk to politicians here. Let me assure the New York Times that this sentiment has been building for years. What was always sad was the timidity and fatalism of more mainstream polticians who would speak quietly about the desirability of challenging Lieberman and then -- like mice who want to hang a bell around the neck of the housecat -- admit they could not imagine pulling off such a thing.
- Lamont 2Q numbers: in the last two months the campaign raised about $830,000 from over 15,000 contributors. (In comparison, Lieberman raised $1.3 million.) Ned has personally kicked in $1.1 million in the two month period for a total of $2.5 million since the beginning of the campaign.
- The Register-Citizen was in Goshen in the 5th CD yesterday for a well-attended meet-and-greet with Ned. As was a TV crew from a Tokyo morning show. This race is now an international story.
- Out in California, the San Jose Mercury News reports that Sen. Boxer is catching a large amount of flak for her decision to campaign for Joe. Like Sen. Biden, though, she still hasn't shown up...
- Jane Hamsher has a great round-up of recent events at the Huffington Post. About the lawn sign battle, I've heard this line too:
Lieberman is definitely losing. Overheard at an event recently, "If this boils down to a competition over the most lawn signs, it'll be Ned vs. Coldwell Banker."
posted by tparty at 12:40 PM 
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That Hackett rant is bizarre. He makes up for himself the idea that Lamont-supporting bloggers won't support the winner of the primary if it's Lieberman (not mentioning, of course, that Lamont himself has pledged to do so). He then spends half the column attacking them for it, without providing a shred of evidence that any, much less a majority of them, has refused to support Lieberman if he's the Democratic nominee.
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Tparty, if you're giving Lamont's total contributions it would be good to have the total amount he's raised, as well as the total amount Lieberman has raised. As it is, there are only the 2-month numbers to compare the $2.5 million to, and it makes it look like Lieberman is right that Lamont is using his personal funds to outspend him.
# posted by at 7:26 PM
at 7:26 PM 
More lieberman lawn signs are popping up in West hartford, at least. My fiancee and I have a stupid game we play where we say "Ned Lamont" every time we see a Lamont lawn sign. Until this past week, I only saw Lieberman lawn signs on Prospect up past Elizabeth Park (by the mansions up there). Let's just say that we can't go anywhere in West Hartford without saying Ned Lamont 4 or 5 times.
Thursday, I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood and saw the first clump of Lieberman signs. On that bike ride, Lieberman and Lamont were even. I realize it might be the neighborhood. I've heard that the area I bike through (basically on my way to Elizabeth Park or St. Josephs) tracks a bit more Republican, so it makes sense. This is the area north of Farmington between Quaker and Prospect. I live south of Farmington and my neighborhood is all Lamont...
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Thursday, I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood and saw the first clump of Lieberman signs. On that bike ride, Lieberman and Lamont were even. I realize it might be the neighborhood. I've heard that the area I bike through (basically on my way to Elizabeth Park or St. Josephs) tracks a bit more Republican, so it makes sense. This is the area north of Farmington between Quaker and Prospect. I live south of Farmington and my neighborhood is all Lamont...
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